(No Date) Civil War Store Card F-165GO-6A, OH

Coin Details

Description

Merchant token from John Woessner's of Cincinnati, Ohio, cataloged as Fuld 165GO-6A. Cincinnati's position as a Union Army supply center and Ohio River trade hub made it a prolific source of Civil War tokens. John Stanton and other die sinkers based in the city produced dies for merchants across the Midwest. The 14 cataloged varieties for John Woessner's indicate a notable level of token production. Struck in copper, this die combination (Fuld 165GO-6A) is common. No date appears on this token, consistent with the rapid production practices of the 1862-1864 Civil War token boom. Each unique combination of obverse and reverse dies constitutes a separate Fuld catalog number, even when struck in the same metal. The token era ended when Congress authorized new federal small-denomination currency and criminalized private token production in 1864.

Rarity Notes

Copper strikings are generally the most common metal variant for Civil War store cards, as copper was the standard planchet material mimicking the federal cent. With 14 cataloged varieties, John Woessner's was a notable token issuer.

Cross References

Fuld 165GO-6A